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The Rock City archives: 2013

The Faceless + The Safety Fire, Rock City Basement

Saturday 2nd February 2013

The Faceless is an American technical death metal band from Encino, California. They released their debut album, Akeldama in November 2006, and a follow-up, Planetary Duality, in November 2008. The band′s most recent album, Autotheism, was released on August 14, 2012.

Following the release of 2006's critically acclaimed Planetary Duality, which debuted in at 119 in the US Billboard charts, The Faceless were propelled to a new level of success and toured with the likes of Lamb Of God and Meshuggah. Earlier in 2012 The Faceless took part in the Summer Slaughter Tour alongside Cannibal Corpse, Goatwhore, Between the Buried and Me and Periphery.

joining The Faceless in the legendary Rock City Basement will be relative new comers to the progressive metal scene The Safety Fire. Formed in London, The Safety Fire first made a name for themselves in the UK scene with the release of their critically acclaimed EP "Sections" in 2009 and their reputation as a powerfully energetic live band. They have toured extensively across the UK with bands such as Rise To Remain, The Arusha Accord, Bleed From Within, and Xerath, as well as progressive metal titans Periphery and Monuments most recently throughout Europe.

The Safety Fire's debut album Grind The Ocean was released in April 2012.